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noun
A carnivorous plant native to northern California and southern Oregon, Darlingtonia californica
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: California pitcher plant
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noun
Any plant in the genus Arisaema spread in eastern Asia, eastern Africa and eastern North America
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Jack-in-the-pulpit
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noun
The plant Chasmanthe aethiopica.
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History
From the resemblance of the flower to the hood of a cobra. (None of these plants are true lilies.)
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